Knockdown bilge-barrel.



PLA. PRAHL. KNOGKDOWN BILGB BARREL AIfPLIGATION ILED JUNE 16, 1909.Y

961,160. Patented June 14; 1910.

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FREDERICK A. 'PRAEI-IL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIG-NOR- TO BABCOCK BOXCOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

KNOCKDOWN BILGE-BARREL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. PBAHL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in KnockdownBilge-Barrels, .of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to knock-down bilge barrels. It seeks to securean increased economy and convenience in production with ka greaterstrength and durability in the structure.

The features of the invention are hereinafter set forth and shown in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication.

In the drawings, which show a preferred embodiment of the invention, andin which like reference vnumerals designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a barrel; Fig. 2 is asectional elevation through the barrel body showing the position of theheads; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view through the barrel body at themeeting edges of the fabric and on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a planview showing the fabric of which the barrel body is made; Fig. 5 is avertical section through the body fabric as shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 6 isan enlarged sectional detail showing the upper endof Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is aview similar to Fig. 3 but taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the specific features of the invention Vas shown in thedrawings, 1 is the -body of .the barrel in tubular form. It is fmade upfrom the body fabric, shown in Fig. 5, which consists of a number offlat flexible staves 2 having the outside wires 3, 4, 5 and 6 extendingacross all the staves on one side and secured to the staves by staples7, `and the inside wires 8, 9,10 and 11 extending across all the staveson the opposite side vand secured to the staves by the same staples,.the inside and outside wires preferably registering lwith each other,as shown. Of course the wires .need not always be in regislterand ineithercase it is not always Vessential that they be held by the samestaples. rlhe faces of the staves may have anyl con- :tour desired andmay have .their edges abut- .ting or spaced apart as desired. In thepresent instance the staves are spaced apart in the fabric, so as `toform a ventilated barrel, and have theirjabutting edges straight.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1S, 1909.

Patented Julie 14, 1910.

serial No. 502,562.

The intermediate wires 4, 5, 9 and 10 are made fast to the staves bytheir staples, but the top and bottom or end wires are loosely held bytheir staples, as shown in Fig. `6, so that the ends of the staves mayhave a lateral movement on these wires when the barrel is set up. Ihenthe fabric is bent into tubular form the edges of the body fabric areheld together by any suitable means, but preferably the oppositelyprojecting wire ends are employed as the fastening means, as shown. Inthis case the oppositely projecting wire ends of all the outside wiresare twisted together as at 12. The inside intermediate wires 9 and 10preferably have their ends hooked together as at 13, in Fig. 7. Insetting up the barrel and forming the bi'lge the ends of the staves atthe top and bottom of the barrel are forced vradially inward after theintermediate wires have had their ends fastened together, as described.

Then the ends of the barrel body are being thus constricted, the surplusin the end wires works through the staples, these wires having been leftloose in their staples as heretofore described, and then the outer wireends are fastened together and the inner wire ends may be securedtogether or left overlapping, as shown in Fig. 3. In constricting theends of the barrel the intermediate wires 4, 5, 9 and 10 act as afulcruin on which the staves bend, and may be called fulcrum wires. Theend wires 3 and 6 may be called constricting wires because they have thepurpose and function of keeping the ends of the staves bent inward andthe ends of the tubular barrel body contracted and so maintain the bilgein the barrel.

The lower head 14 is preferably supported on the inner side of the wire11 and may be held in place by the staples 15. The upper head 18preferably rests against the wire 8 and is held in place by staples 19.The number of intermediate or fulcrum wires may be varied to suitconditions.

By having the inside wires extend across all the staves on the inside,and the outside wires extend across all the staves on the outside andstapling them to the staves, a much stronger and more reliable structureis provided than where wires are interwoven with the staves, and thefabric can be more economically produced.

It is preferred to have the inside wires of larger gage thanthe outside-wires as shown vloo in the drawings. It will, of course, be understoodthat at, flexible metal bands are the equivalent of the Wires, and theterm Wires is herein used in this sense.

ln constricting the ends of the tubular body to form the bilge, theoutside end Wires may be draivn through their staples acting likedrawstrings to draiv inward the ends of the staves, or the ends may beconstricted in any other convenient Way.

Among the advantages of the inner end wires 8 and ll, are that theyprovide secure and reliable means for supporting the heads in placeagainst inwardly directed pressure, that they facilitate the formationof the body fabric into tubular form in setting up the barrel, and thatthey add strength and rigidity to the ends of the barrel, the upperivire S being especially serviceable in this respectl when the barrel isfilled and shipped with a cover of burlap or other textile fabricinstead of a head.

TVl/'hat is claimed and what is desired to be secured by Letters Patentis l. A flexible fabric for a knock down bilge barrel comprising aseries of flat, flexible staves having a plurality of transversefulcruin Wires located on opposite sides of the staves and eachextending across all the staves on the same side and stapled thereto,and having transverse constricting Wires each extending across all thestaves on the same side and located near the ends of the staves andstapled thereto, said constricting Wires being free to move throughtheir staples to take up slack.

2. A llexible fabric for a knock -down bilge barrel comprising a seriesof flat, iiexible staves having a plurality of transverse fulcruin Wireslocated on opposite sides of the staves and each extending across allthe staves on the saine side and stapled thereto, and having transverseconstricting Wires each extending across allthe staves on the same sideand located near the ends of the staves and stapled thereto, saidconstricting Wires being free to move through their staples to take upslack, said Wires having their ends projecting beyond the ends of thefabric for interconnection.

8. A flexible fabric for a knockdown bilge barrel comprisingl a seriesof flat, flexible staves having a plurality of transverse fulcrum Wireslocated on opposite sides of the staves and each extending across allthe staves on the saine side and stapled thereto, and having transverseconstricting Wires each extending across all the staves on the saineside and located near the ends of the staves and stapled thereto, saidconstricting Wires being free to move through their staples to take upslack, said Wires having their ends projecting' beyond the ends of thefabric for interconnection, and said fulcruni Wires being fast in theirstaples.

A. .A flexible fabric for a ventilated knockdoivn bilge barrelcomprising a. series of flat, flexible, separated, straight edge staveshaving a plurality of transverse fulcrum Wires located on opposite sidesof the staves and each extending across all the staves on the same sideand stapled thereto, and having transverse constricting Wires eaclextending across all t-he staves on the saine side and located near theends of the staves and stapled thereto, said constricting Wires beingfree to move through their staples to take up slack. i

5. A flexible fabric for a ventilated knockdoWn bilge barrel comprisinga series of flat, flexible, separated, straight edge staves having aplurality of transverse fulcrmn Wires located on opposite sides of thestaves and each extending across all the staves on the same side andstapled thereto, and having transverse constricting Wires each extendingacross all the staves on the saine side and located near the ends of thestaves and stapled thereto, said constricting Wires being free to movetheir staples to take up slack, said Wires having their ends projectingbeyond the ends of the fabric for interconnection.

6. A liexible fabric for a ventilated knockdoivn bilge barrel comprisinga series of flat, flexible, separated, straight edge staves having aplurality of transverse fulcruni Wires located on opposite sides of thestaves and each extending across all the staves on the same side andstapled thereto, and having transverse constrict-ing wires eachextending across all the staves on the same side and located near theends of the staves and stapled thereto, said constricting Wires beingfree to move through their staples to take up slack, said Wires havingtheir ends projecting beyond the ends of the fabric for interconnection,and said fulcruin Wires being fast in their staples.

7. A knock-down bilge barrel comprising a flexible body fabricconsisting of a series of fiat, flexible staves having a plurality oftransverse fulcrum Wires located on opposite sides of the staves andeach extending across all the staves on the same side and stapledthereto, and having transverse constricting Wires each extending acrossall the staves on the saine side and located near the ends `-of thestaves and stapled thereto, said const-ricting Wires being free to movethrough their staples to take up slack, said fulcruin and constrictingWires act.- ing to maintain the bilge in the barrel, and also topermanently maintain the integrity of the fabric, and an end Wireextending across all the staves on the inside and stapled thereto, and ahead resting against said Wire. A

S. A knock-down bilge barrel comprising a flexible body fabricconsisting of a series of fiat, flexible staves having a plurality oftransverse fulcrum Wires located on opposite sides of the staves andeach extending across all the staves on the saine side and stapledthereto, and having transverse constricting Wires each extending acrossall the staves on the same side and located near the ends of the stavesand stapled thereto, said constricting Wires being free to move throughtheir staples to take up slack, said fulcruni and constricting Wiresacting to maintain the bilge in the barrel, and also to permanentlymaintain the integrity of the fabric, and end Wires extending across allthe staves on the inside and stapled there to, and heads resting againstsaid Wires, oppositely projecting Wire ends being secured together tohold the barrel body in shape.

9. A ventilated knock-down bilge barrel comprising a flexible bodyfabric consisting of a series of flat, iexible, separated straight edgestaves having a plurality of transverse fulcrum Wires located onopposite sides of the staves and each extending across all the staves onthe same side and stapled thereto, and having transverse constrictingWires each extending across all the staves on the saine side and locatednear the ends of the staves and stapled thereto, said constricting wiresbeing free to move through their staples to take up slack, said fulcrumand ccnstricting Wires acting to maintain the bilge in the barrel, andalso to permanently maintain the integrity of the fabric, and an endWire extending across all the staves on the inside and stapled thereto,and a head resting against said Wire.

10. A ventilated knock-down bilge barrel comprising a flexible bodyfabric consisting of a series of flat, flexible, separated straight edgestaves having a plurality of transverse fulcrum Wires located onopposite sides of the staves and each extending across all the staves onthe same side and stapled thereto, and having transverse constrictingWires each extending across all the staves on the same side and locatednea-r the ends of the staves and stapled thereto, said constrictingWires being free to move through their staples to take up slack, saidfulcrum and constricting Wires acting to maintain the bilge in thebarrel, and also to permanently maintain the integrity of the fabric,and end Wires extending across all the staves on the inside and stapledthereto, and heads resting against said Wires, oppositely projectingWire ends being secured together to hold the barrel body in shape.

ll. A iexible fabric for a knock-down bilge barrel comprising a seriesof flat, flexible staves having a plurality of transverse fulcrum Wires4;, 5, 9 and 10 located on opposite sides of the staves and eachextending across all the staves on the same side and fastened thereto,and having transverse constricting Wires 3 and 6 each extending acrossall the staves on the same side and located near the ends of the stavesand fastened thereto, said constricting Wires being free to move throughtheir fastenings to take up slack, and said fulcrum Wires being fastintheir fastenings, and end Wires 8 and l1 extending across all the staveson one side and fastened thereto, said Wires 8 and 11 being located onthe opposite side of the staves from the Wires 3 and 6, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication, in thepresence of tvvo subscribing Witnesses.

FREDERICK A. PRAHL.

Vitnesses:

IDA G. GILMORE, BEATRICE MrRvIs.

